The Independent says Will Smith should “voluntarily” return his Oscar award for Best Actor, a member of the Motion Picture Academy has said.
Day: 11 April 2022
The Independent says UK hauliers have said perishable goods are losing quality as congestion around Dover has led to delays of up to 25 hours.
The Guardian says Ukraine’s economy is on course to contract by almost half this year as the Russian invasion and the impact of a “deep humanitarian crisis” takes its toll, the World Bank has said.
The Guardian says Elon Musk, Twitter’s biggest shareholder, has decided not to join the social media company’s board, its chief executive Parag Agrawal has said.
The Guardian says Sri Lanka’s doctors have warned they are almost out of life-saving medicines and say the country’s economic crisis threatened a worse death toll than the coronavirus pandemic.
The Guardian says pensioners and benefits claimants will see the value of their payments fall to the lowest point in 50 years on Monday, anti-poverty campaigners have said, as Britons grapple with the worst cost of living crisis since 1972.
The Guardian says France faces a brutal two-week campaign over the country’s future, as the centrist incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, faces the far-right Marine Le Pen for the presidency.
Monday’s front pages.
BBC News says Chancellor Rishi Sunak has referred himself to the PM’s independent adviser on ministers’ interests.
Sky News says Police have begun an investigation after Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to slap a young fan’s phone to the ground after his side’s defeat to Everton.
France24 says France is poised for a rematch of the 2017 presidential election run-off with centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
Euronews says Finland’s government says that its websites were targeted in a cyberattack during a speech to parliament by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.
Arab News says Israeli soldiers on Sunday shot and killed two Palestinian women as troops responded to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s call for them to go on the “offensive.”
Aljazeera says the removal of Imran Khan as PM has set Pakistan on an uncertain political path, with his supporters taking to the streets in protest.
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BBC Sport says Manchester City’s match with Liverpool on Sunday was a ferocious battle on the pitch but at full time there was nothing but respect for one another.